Choice of renal replacement therapy modality in intensive care units: data from a Japanese Nationwide Administrative Claim Database.

This study was undertaken to assess recent trends of the choice of renal replacement therapy (RRT) modalities in Japanese intensive care units (ICUs). Data were extracted from the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination database for 2011. We identified adult patients without end-stage renal disease who had been admitted to ICUs for 3 days or longer and started continuous RRT (CRRT) or intermittent RRT (IRRT). Logistic regression was used to analyze which factors affected the modality choice. We further evaluated in-hospital mortality according to the choice of RRT. Of 7353 eligible patients, 5854 (79.6%) initially received CRRT. The choice of CRRT was independently associated with sex (female), diagnosis of sepsis, hospital type (academic) and volume, vasoactive agents, mechanical ventilation, colloid administration, blood transfusion, intra-aortic balloon pumping, and venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Particularly, the number of vasoactive drugs was strongly associated with the CRRT choice. Overall in-hospital mortality in the CRRT group was higher than that in the IRRT group (50.0% vs 31.1%) and was increased when IRRT was switched to CRRT (59.1%). Continuous RRT is apparently preferred in actual ICU practice, especially for hemodynamically unstable patients, and subsequent RRT modality switch is associated with mortality.

Iwagami M ，Yasunaga H ，Noiri E ，Horiguchi H ，Fushimi K ，Matsubara T ，Yahagi N ，Nangaku M ，Doi K ... -  《-》

Temporal change in characteristics and outcomes of acute kidney injury on renal replacement therapy in intensive care units: analysis of a nationwide administrative database in Japan, 2007-2016.

Miyamoto Y ，Iwagami M ，Aso S ，Yasunaga H ，Matsui H ，Fushimi K ，Hamasaki Y ，Nangaku M ，Doi K ... -  《CRITICAL CARE》

Current state of continuous renal replacement therapy for acute kidney injury in Japanese intensive care units in 2011: analysis of a national administrative database.

Nationwide data for the prevalence and outcomes of patients receiving continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) in intensive care units (ICUs) are scarce. This study assessed the status of CRRT in Japanese ICUs using a nationwide administrative claim database. Data were extracted from the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination database for 2011. From a cohort of critically ill patients aged 12 years or older who were admitted to ICUs for 3 days or longer, acute kidney injury (AKI) patients treated with CRRT were identified. The period prevalence of CRRT and in-hospital mortality were calculated. Logistic regression analysis identified factors associated with in-hospital mortality. Of 165 815 ICU patients, 6478 (3.9%) received CRRT for AKI. The most frequent admission diagnosis category was diseases of the circulatory system (n = 3074). The overall in-hospital mortality rate of the CRRT-treated AKI patients was 50.6%. Clustering patients into four groups by background revealed the lowest in-hospital mortality rate of 41.5% for the cardiovascular surgery group (n = 1043) compared with 53.5% for the nonsurgical cardiovascular group (n = 2031), 51.7% for the sepsis group (n = 1863) and 51.6% for other cases (n = 1541). Multiple logistic regression analysis showed a significant association of these four group classifications with in-hospital mortality in addition to age, hospital characteristics (type and volume), time from hospital admission to CRRT initiation and interventions performed on the day of CRRT initiation. Using a large Japanese nationwide database, this study revealed remarkably high in-hospital mortality of CRRT-treated AKI patients, although the period prevalence of CRRT for AKI in ICUs was low.

Iwagami M ，Yasunaga H ，Noiri E ，Horiguchi H ，Fushimi K ，Matsubara T ，Yahagi N ，Nangaku M ，Doi K ... -  《-》

Delivered dose of renal replacement therapy and mortality in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury.

Vesconi S ，Cruz DN ，Fumagalli R ，Kindgen-Milles D ，Monti G ，Marinho A ，Mariano F ，Formica M ，Marchesi M ，René R ，Livigni S ，Ronco C ，DOse REsponse Multicentre International collaborative Initiative (DO-RE-MI Study Group) ... -  《CRITICAL CARE》

Initial renal replacement therapy (RRT) modality associates with 90-day postdischarge RRT dependence in critically ill AKI survivors.

Real-world comparison of RRT modality on RRT dependence at 90 days postdischarge among ICU patients discharged alive after RRT for acute kidney injury (AKI). Using claims-linked to US hospital discharge data (Premier PINC AI Healthcare Database [PHD]), we compared continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) vs. intermittent hemodialysis (IHD) for AKI in adult ICU patients discharged alive from January 1, 2018 to June 30, 2021. RRT dependence at 90 days postdischarge was defined as ≥2 RRT treatments in the last 8 days. Between-group differences were balanced using inverse probability treatment weighting (IPTW). Of 34,804 patients, 3804 patients (from 382 hospitals) had claims coverage for days 83-90 postdischarge. Compared to IHD-treated patients (n = 2740), CRRT-treated patients (n = 1064) were younger; had more admission to large teaching hospitals, surgery, sepsis, shock, mechanical ventilation, but lower prevalence of comorbidities (p < 0.05 for all). Compared to IHD-treated patients, CRRT-treated patients had lower RRT dependence at hospital discharge (26.5% vs. 29.8%, p = 0.04) and lower RRT dependence at 90 days postdischarge (4.9% vs. 7.4% p = 0.006) with weighted adjusted OR (95% CI): 0.68 (0.47-0.97), p = 0.03. Results persisted in sensitivity analyses including patients who died during days 1-90 postdischarge (n = 112) or excluding patients from hospitals with IHD patients only (n = 335), or when excluding patients who switched RRT modalities (n = 451). Adjusted for potential confounders, the odds of RRT dependence at 90 days postdischarge among survivors of RRT for AKI was 30% lower for those treated first with CRRT vs. IHD, overall and in several sensitivity analyses. Critically ill patients in intensive care units (ICU) may develop acute kidney injury (AKI) that requires renal replacement therapy (RRT) to temporarily replace the injured kidney function of cleaning the blood. Two main types of RRT in the ICU are called continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), which is performed almost continuously, i.e., for >18 h per day, and intermittent hemodialysis (IHD), which is a more rapid RRT that is usually completed in a little bit over 6 h, several times per week. The slower CRRT may be gentler on the kidneys and is more likely to be used in the sickest patients, who may not be able to tolerate IHD. We conducted a data-analysis study to evaluate whether long-term effects on kidney function (assessed by ongoing need for RRT, i.e., RRT dependence) differ depending on use of CRRT vs. IHD. In a very large US linked hospital-discharge/claims database we found that among ICU patients discharge alive after RRT for AKI, fewer CRRT-treated patients had RRT dependence at hospital discharge (26.5% vs. 29.8%, p = 0.04) and at 90 days after discharge (4.9% vs. 7.4% p = 0.006). In adjusted models, RRT dependence at 90 days postdischarge was >30% lower for CRRT than IHD-treated patients. These results from a non-randomized study suggest that among survivors of RRT for AKI, CRRT may result in less RRT dependence 90 days after hospital discharge.

Koyner JL ，Mackey RH ，Echeverri J ，Rosenthal NA ，Carabuena LA ，Bronson-Lowe D ，Harenski K ，Neyra JA ... -  《-》